Managing Fiscal & Human Resources

Question 1

School Funding Controversies

Answer 1

Inequality in local funding
Inequality in State Funding
School Vouchers

Question 2

Inequality in local funding

Answer 2

the inequality across the country in school funding. Some schools receive a much larger amount of money because the taxes are higher, property is worth more, or salaries are greater.

Question 3

Inequality in State Funding

Answer 3

Some states send a large amount of state revenue to the individual school districts and some send almost nothing. Depending on the political climate of the state, each might give drastically different amounts to the schools.

Question 4

School Vouchers

Answer 4

Some states allow residents to use the amount of money it would cost a student to attend their local public school towards a private school. This takes away money from the local district and reduces the student population.

Question 5

Two Distinctive types of Public Schools

Answer 5

1. Traditional Public Schools
2. Charter Schools

Question 6

charter school

Answer 6

is a school that receives state funding from the same sources as a traditional public school, but operates as an independent school. have to follow an agreement between the school and the state to uphold academic standards. These schools that don’t meet the agreements can be shut down.

Question 7

Charter vs Public differences in operations and curriculum

Answer 7

charter schools are independently run, they do not have to follow the state curriculum. The school can choose the programs they want to teach as long as it meets with their agreement.

Additionally, charter schools operate through the use of their own Charter Board

Question 8

San Antonio School District v. Rodriguez

Answer 8

US Supreme Court decision that Edu was not explicitly protected under US Constitution, result is each state gov had the responsibility to fund public education.

Question 9

Operating budgets